Heard Museum to Repatriate Native American Remains and Funerary Objects to Salt River Pima-Maricopa Community
November 26, 2025
November 26, 2025
WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 (TNSFR) -- The Heard Museum, Phoenix, Arizona has completed a formal inventory of human remains and funerary objects held in its collections and has confirmed cultural affiliation with the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community of the Salt River Reservation. Acting under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, the museum reported that remains belonging to at least one Native American individual were identified, along with 31 associated funerary objects . . .
